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The house, that benefits from sea views, was abandoned in 1997 and has remained locked up for the past 20 years.

It was originally bequeathed to the owner's son who in turn left it to other relatives - but the house was never lived in again.

Lucy Fuller, auction surveyor for Countrywide Property Auctions, South West, said: "This is a totally unique opportunity for someone in this area, and this is why people send these types of properties to us.

"From what we can gather, the property was locked up over 20 years ago and it appears that many belongings in there have not moved since the last time the old vendor left.

The house was abandoned in 1997 and has remained locked up for the past 20 years (Image: SWNS)

The boarded-up end terrace cottage is expected to exceed the guide price of £50,000 (Image: SWNS)

The house and all it's contents will be going to a new owner (Image: SWNS)

"Tea cups and crockery remain on shelves, clothes remain hung up and chairs are still around the dining table like they are waiting to be used once more.

"It's like the Mary Celeste in there."

In a bedroom, a suitcase full of blankets has been left on one of the beds, too full to close and on another bed sits an open book.

The first line reads: "The merest whiff jerks me back to that first night away from my wife, and to the feeling I had then. It was a dull, empty ache which never really went away."

Dusty books were left opened on the page last read (Image: SWNS)

A double bed has fallen through the floor into the living room below (Image: SWNS)